Exams & Grading

Grades

The weights of each component contributing to your final course grade will be as follows:

Recitation WeBWorK Midterms Final Total
10% 15% 20% each 35% 100%

Exams

There will be two common midterm exams and a final. The dates for these exams are as follows:

  • Midterm 1: Tuesday, Feb. 27, 8-9:15am, Location: Lattimore 201.
    • Covers sections 11.1-11.5, WW 1-5, and Recitations 1-5
  • Midterm 2: Tuesday, April 2, 8-9:15am, Location: Lattimore 201. Equation Sheet
    • Covers sections 11.6-11.11 (other sections assumed), WW 5-8, and Recitations 6-9
  • Final: Sunday, May 5, 4-7pm, Location: Lattimore 201. Equation Sheet
    • Part A covers Chapter 11 (up to physics applications), Part B covers Section 10.1-10.4

Part A will cover the material tested in both Midterms 1 & 2, while Part B will only contain questions related to material appearing after Midterm 2. The final exam grade will come from both Part A and Part B.

In addition, the Part A score will replace the lowest midterm score if it is indeed higher (but not both). If you miss a midterm exam, then Part A of the final exam will count as your makeup. Note that only one, not both, of your midterm scores can be replaced in this way. Equivalently, the top two grades from (Midterm 1, Midterm 2, Part A) will count as your midterm grades.

Because of this policy, there are no make-up exams, except in exceptional circumstances, which will require documentation.

Practice Exams

Note - these are meant only as a rough guide to study from. Old questions will not be re-used, and the exact content will vary from term to term. In particular, Math 143 has covered material in a different order in past terms, which means you may see topics on Midterm 1s below that won’t be covered until our final, or vice versa. Your instructor will clarify what topics/book sections are covered before each exam, and if you’re unsure about a topic on an old exam is fair game or not, just ask.

Midterm I: practice exam with solutions and some practice problems and answers

Midterm II: practice exam with solutions and a second practice exam with solutions’

Final: practice exam with solutions and a second practice exam with solutions.

Previous Exams